Pete Zahut

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  Big conv. in Melbourne Australia.

  by zeb in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  two things here.

  "the bigger the better the biggest is best" seems to be the wt belief.

  2. the other is my wife is going.. i dread it.. after any convention she has sol for days.

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  After any convention she has SOL for days.

  SOL ??
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  1000 studies

  by sporece in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today i was playing racquetball with a pioneer ( i have not attended the kh in seven years but i'm not df ) he's pretty cool and has no problem in .

  associating with me at the gym and told me about the jw.org website and how so far more than a 1000 studies have been started due to the people going to that website.. is it true...did anyone hear the same or is it bullshit that i got?.

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  Did anyone else besides me inquire about a study and then prepare a TTATT presentation for them for when they come a callin' ?
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  Blown away-- where to go from here

  by All for show in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i stumbled upon this website a few weeks ago due to the jw.org ridiculousness, since then i haven't been able to pull myself away.

  the thoughts, feelings, and concerns i have had the past few years aren't just mine.

  it's global.

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  But, to believe and be raised as a JW, was just a waste Of the last 37 years?

  I know what you're saying but if you were granted the ability to go back and completely erase your JW past, would you do it ? If you can answer no, it shows that it wasn't a complete waste and even though you are feeling dissillusioned right now, you do have many good things to show for it all. Nothing has changed in the world, it's just the same as it was before but you are beginning to look at everything without all the JW filters. If you are like most of us, on some level you knew this day would come. Just be glad that it didn't take longer and that you (unlike most of us) thanks to your reasonable parents, at least got to participate in normal childhood activities and were able to get an education.

  Take heart, if I can adjust to the shock and disillusion of learning the TATT, anybody can. Take it slow....let yourself adjust. Although it might feel like it at times, this isn't an emergency. I read somewhere that anytime a person experiences a big change in their life (for good or for bad) they should allow one month of adjustment/grieving time for every year they were involved in the part of their life that has now changed. (ie: Worked at Microsoft for 10 years and got laid off....allow 10 months grieving/adjustment time). You might not feel as much pressure if you accept that it may take you 37 months to feel totaly comfortable about all of this.

  Glad you found your way here....having a voice among people who are or have been in your position, will be a great help to you in your transition. Even so it may be helpful to limit the amount of time you spend here or in thinking about this topic. It's easy to become obsessive about all of this at first.
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  Dedication of Buildings (e.g. Kingdom Halls, Branch Offices etc)

  by IMHO in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just did i quick search it doesn't seem like this has been discussed.. why it's such a big deal, especially with branches where they are usually "dedicated" by a member of the governing body?.

  is there a spiritual, biblical, theocratic significance.. does it "change" the building?.

  should it be "un-dedicated" if it is sold.. i await your insight and responses.. .

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  A Kingdom Hall that hasn't been dedicated to Jehovah in the manner that was customary in Biblical times, can neither be used for Swing Dance nor Country Line Dance exhibitions.
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  Has anyone else seen this?

  by Pete Zahut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this video was posted on a coworkers facebook page (non -jw).

  a former jw has started a cult in austrailia.

  this may have already been posted here but worth watching if you haven't seen it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvw0efmnqtm.

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  This video was posted on a coworkers facebook page (non -JW)

  A former JW has started a cult in Austrailia. This may have already been posted here but worth watching if you haven't seen it.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVw0eFmnQtM
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  RIP at least the world didn't get him, words of comfort?

  by MissFit in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  to my grieving sister about the death of her only son almost 2 year ago.

  he was 25.. we were having lunch when she repeated those words of"wisdom" from one of her jw in-laws.

  this is a hard month for her.

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  Whenever I heard JW's say regarding the resurrection and those who have died " Their last thought.....will be their first thought ".

  I used to say, " What about those who were killed in a car wreck....does that mean will they wake up screaming in terror? "

  Then at one of the assembly dramas back in the 80's, they opened with the sound of skidding tires, busting glass and someone screaming in horror. I can't remember exactly how they worked it out but basically a woman came running onto the stage which was set up to look like the New System (flowers, bowls of fruit etc). She was was supposed to be the one who had been screaming. She came on stage all freaked out and wondering where she was and what had happened. Apparently she had been killed in a car wreck back in the old system. Everyone on stage ran up to her and welcomed her to the new system and explained that she had been resurrected. It was pretty sick and weird.

  Anyway, that blew a hole in my little answer because yes....according to the society, people would be resurrected not realizing they had died and thinking whatever was on their mind at the moment of death. ( a comforting thought huh?)
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  Stupidity of Noah's Ark

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watch these clips...there is no way the account of noah's ark could ever be true!.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i225vcs3x0g.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk1owd9y1hc.

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  I like the first video but I wish they wouldn't have used the "F" word so much, otherwise I would have posted this on my facebook page where lots of my JW relatives and the few JW friends I have left would see it. The language alone however would be an excuse for them to dismiss every logical yet unsetteling new concept they hadn't though of before and they might finally write me off as having gone off the apostate "deep end" altogether.
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  What will the next "witness" fad illness be??

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  as we know, it seems that many witnesses "suffer" from "illnesses" at times.. now , before anyone scolds me for being insensitive or unfeeling, i am not mocking those who really suffer from illnesses of any sort.

  i am having a go at those that jump on the bandwagon of the popular illness, which actually makes real sufferers feel jaded.. i am referring to the way that many witnesses who are actually damaged as a result of the constant "fear.obsession.guilt" of jw propaganda, often seem to "contract the current illness going around", or blame it on that instead of looking at the real cause.. im sure it is a subconcious result of the burdensome pressure of jw life that brings it on.

  instead of seeing the draining effect on their lives as being the result of witness life, they will latch on to the next illness going around.. so, what is the latest going to be?.

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  After sitting through the International Assembly, many claimed to have contracted T.B. ( tired butt )
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  The insensitivity and opportunistic nature of witness at the 9/11 site !

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i saw an online post with pictures of all the witnessing carts all around the 9/11 site during the anniversary of the tragedy.... im appalled at how opportunistic they are, and how they prey on people in a mourning and vulnerable state!.

  apparantly they boast of: "there are 65 carts, with 200 witnesses manning the area... and so far 15 new studies started!".

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  New 911 JW poster to hang on Carts:

  "Anthony Morris Knows Jehovah More Than Anyone Else And He Says Jehovah Is Going To Ressurect All Those That Died To Give Them Another Chance To Listen Obey And Be Blessed, Find Out More At JW.ORG.!"

  Wouldn't you love to walk up to one of those carts and ask them if they think God will remember all those Men Women and Childern who died when the Trade Centers came crashing down.

  Then after they explain the hope of the resurrection, ask them if they think God will kill those people for the second time if they somehow sin or if they don't want to be Jehovah's Witnesses.
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  A rose by any other name..............

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm curious, why and how did you choose your username?.

  does it hold any special significance for you, is there a share-able back story?.

  for me sparrowdown is a playful reference to matt 10:29 and the title of the movie black hawk down.. matt 10:29 was my go-to scrip to "prove" that god cares about us as individuals.

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  I have no idea....I must have been hungry that day